September11 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 3623 posts, RR: 23 Posted (11 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3510 times:
Note: July 19 is an important day in United's DC-10 history. 23 years ago, on July 19, a United DC-10 experienced major problem inflight and declared an emergency landing. The DC-10 crash landed and broke up. Most passengers survived the crash landing.
Have I flown on United DC-10? Yes, once, in late summer of 1989. The route was ORD-SFO. The flight was a good experience for me.
I would like to know if you have flown on United DC-10. If you have, please tell where and when.
e38 From United States of America, joined May 2008, 241 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (11 months 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 3457 times:
March 19, 1976
United flight 238, Denver Stapleton International Airport (DEN) to Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW); and
United flight 86, Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) to Greater Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT).
At Detroit, I had to deplane and check in again for the second flight, although it was the same aircraft and crew operating both flights, DEN-DTW and DTW-PIT.
BlueLine From United States of America, joined Jun 2012, 72 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (11 months 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 3443 times:
My first trip on a widebody was on a UA DC-10, ORD-MCO-ORD in February of 1998. We were parked next to the DC-10 that flew the Denver Broncos after they won the Super Bowl a few days earlier on the ORD-MCO leg. It had to have been the smoothest flight I've ever taken. I got to sit in the cockpit and talk with the first officer after landing at MCO. The picture of me sitting in the left seat is sitting on the mantle at my parent's house.
Beardown91737 From United States of America, joined Jun 2011, 228 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (11 months 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 3424 times:
Lots of UA DC 10 flights.
ORD-LAX
ORD-DEN (part of ORD-DEN-LAX and later ORD-DEN-ONT, with DEN-ONT on a 733)
DEN-LAX
but the first one was ORD-BOS and back in 1977
those were usually very pleasant flights, but sometime in the mid-1990s on ORD-DEN it occurred to me that the 733s were faster to board/unload and that there was less commotion going on
bennator From Singapore, joined Mar 2012, 25 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (11 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 3280 times:
I flew just once, sometime n 1995 or 1996 from ORD-CLE. It's amazing to think I had that chance then (when I was still very young), when I was older and remembered my flights better, all my CLE-CHI flights became 737 or E145.
mfricke From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 266 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (11 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 3279 times:
What a great question! Even though I flew DC-10's many times, most were on Northwest Airlines. My only flight on a UA DC-10 was on August 17, 1992 from DTW to ORD. I specifically remember the flight, because I found a fat, full wallet in the seat pocket, and turned it in to the flight attendant. I didn't realize to appreciate at the time flying a wide body on a short domestic hop like DTW to ORD. For what it's worth, I did fly Continental DC-10's on LAX-EWR, EWR-DEN and BOS-DEN in the post-People Express years of 1986 and 1987. Post-merger, could we count those as UA DC-10 flights?
LHRBFSTrident From UK - Northern Ireland, joined Nov 2006, 632 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (11 months 2 days ago) and read 3275 times:
YVR-SEA - first service of the morning IIRC (I had taken the Greyhound through the night from Vernon BC to catch that flight), in March 1996 - there was coffee and juice on offer for the short sector and the load-factor must have been 30% or so as I don't recall many other passengers nearby at all, which was a good thing as I was traveling sub-load!
It was the same livery as pictured above - and the cabin dividers were the famous multi-coloured, striped, deep-pile carpet: must've weighed a tonne!
Next up: LAX-LHR NZ002 Y SkyCouch! LHR-LAX NZ001 Y
delawareusa From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 102 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (11 months 2 days ago) and read 3274 times:
Both ways:
ord-phl many times in mid 90s
bwi-ord many times Late 90s until Sep 2001. (they were trying to keep give Southwest in check)
ord-den - many times late 90s
ord-las - once each way
phl-den - only once, surprise sub for 757 in late 90s
pocho From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 84 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (11 months 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 3258 times:
Did UA operate the DC-10 on the LAX-HNL route, January 1995? I was only five years old at the time, but it was a widebody and I want to say it was a United DC-10.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21675 posts, RR: 23 Reply 13, posted (11 months 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 3219 times:
Quoting pocho (Reply 12): Did UA operate the DC-10 on the LAX-HNL route, January 1995? I was only five years old at the time, but it was a widebody and I want to say it was a United DC-10.
I'm sure they did. In the April 1995 OAG UA had 3 daily DC-10s LAX-HNL
flyerboy1990 From United States of America, joined Jul 2010, 172 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (11 months 13 hours ago) and read 3192 times:
Yes. About 1997 or 1998 from CLE-ORD. Aunt was a flight attendant. Got us along with my sister into first class (it was near empty). Being 7 or 8 years old I remember being pinned to my seat on takeoff. That's when my love of aviation began...
CairnterriAIR From United States of America, joined Jun 2008, 345 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (10 months 4 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 3074 times:
Yes....way back on Aug 22, 1978 between DEN and ORD enroute back to BDL. (The flight from ORD to BDL was a DC-8-61). The week before when we went out too Denver was my first ever plane trip. Coming home, I was amazed at how big the UA DC-10 was. During the flight there was a cartoon short subject "The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy"..followed by "ABC Wide World of Sports" playing on the screens at the front of the cabin sections. Impressive for an 8 year old. I am not sure of the flight number...would be curious to find out.
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